Chords for The Wolfe Tones - The Merman
Tempo:
130.75 bpm
Chords used:
D
Bm
G
A
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G]
[D] [Bm]
[D] [G]
[Bm] [D]
I'm a sailor man [Bm] from Wexford [D] town, I've sailed the [A] seven seas, [D] I will tell you a [G] true story [D] of the sunny [Bm] southern seas.
[G] the Doldrums [D] while waiting [Bm] for a breeze, [D] when the stillness of [G] the day was broke [Bm] by a merman in [D] the deep blue seas.
[Em] Well the captain he [Bm] slept below while [G] the crew they [D] lay about, when down [Bm] in the ocean-wise [D] we heard his mighty [G] shout.
[D] His hair was red, [G] his eyes were green, [D] his beard was [Bm] floating free, [D] he'd a long green tail that [G] could kill a [Bm] whale that [D] waggled in the deep blue seas.
[D] [Bm]
[D] [G]
[Bm] [D]
I'm a sailor man [Bm] from Wexford [D] town, I've sailed the [A] seven seas, [D] I will tell you a [G] true story [D] of the sunny [Bm] southern seas.
[G] the Doldrums [D] while waiting [Bm] for a breeze, [D] when the stillness of [G] the day was broke [Bm] by a merman in [D] the deep blue seas.
[Em] Well the captain he [Bm] slept below while [G] the crew they [D] lay about, when down [Bm] in the ocean-wise [D] we heard his mighty [G] shout.
[D] His hair was red, [G] his eyes were green, [D] his beard was [Bm] floating free, [D] he'd a long green tail that [G] could kill a [Bm] whale that [D] waggled in the deep blue seas.
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_ _ I'm a sailor man [Bm] from Wexford [D] town, I've sailed the [A] seven seas, [D] I will tell you a [G] true story [D] of the sunny [Bm] southern seas.
[D] We were caught up in [G] the Doldrums [D] while waiting [Bm] for a breeze, [D] when the stillness of [G] the day was broke [Bm] by a merman in [D] the deep blue seas. _
[Em] Well the captain he [Bm] slept below while [G] the crew they [D] lay about, when down [Bm] in the ocean-wise [D] we heard his mighty [G] shout.
[D] His hair was red, [G] his eyes were green, [D] his beard was [Bm] floating free, [D] he'd a long green tail that [G] could kill a [Bm] whale that [D] waggled in the deep blue seas.
_ _ _ And the mermaids looked [Bm] so beautiful [D] as they swam around [A] by the shore, [D] but this merman [G] with his fishy tail [D] I'd never seen [Bm] before.
[D] And sailors [G] tell the tallest tales [D] I never told [Bm] a lie, [D] he'd a long green tail that could [G] kill a whale [Bm] that wobbled [D] as he swam close by. _ _
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_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
Was it Neptune [Bm] that appeared to us [D] from his mansions [A] in the deep?
[D] Then the cook I [G] told, well he ran below, [D] woke the captain [Bm] from his sleep.
And [D] the captain [G] came on deck at once, [D] took a look [Bm] into the deep, [D] oh I've never seen [G] the likes of this, the merman [D] then he soon agreed.
_ _ _ [Em] Then who are you, [Bm] where do you come [G] from, what do you [D] want here?
[G] Then he shook his tail, [Bm] it rocked our boat, [D] it filled our hearts [G] with fear.
[D] You've dropped your anchor [G] on my house, [D] it's blocking up [Bm] me door.
[D] And the wife the mermaid [G] she's trapped inside [Bm] and my children [D] can't get out no more. _ _ _
And the mermaids [Bm] looked so beautiful [D] as they swam around [A] by the shore, [D] but this merman [G] with his fishy tail [D] I'd never seen [Bm] before.
[D] And sailors [G] tell the tallest tales [D] I never told a [Bm] lie, [D] he'd a long green tail [G] that could kill a whale [Bm] that wobbled [D] as he swam close by.
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_ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ Well we quickly [Bm] heisted anchor by [D] and the merman [A] then did smile, [D] sure my name is [G] Patrick John O'Loughlin, [D] I came from [Bm] Meron's Isle.
[D] It was many years [G] ago from now [D] I was shipwrecked [Bm] on the reef, [D] when this pretty mermaid [G] she rescued me [Bm] from the perils of [D] the ocean deep. _ _ _
[Em] And we very soon [Bm] were married [G] way down in the [D] deep blue sea, [G] now I'm happy and [Bm] _
contented [D] with me wife and [G] family.
[D] Though I oft times [G] wished I could go home [D] and live on [Bm] Ireland's shore, but [D] I'm committed to [G] the ocean deep [Bm] and I can't go home [D] again none. _
_ _ _ And the mermaids looked [Bm] so beautiful [D] as they swam around by the [A] shore, [D] but this merman with [G] his fishy tail [D] I'd never seen [Bm] before.
_ [D] And sailors [G] tell the tallest tales [D] I never told [Bm] a lie, [D] he'd a long green tail that [G] could kill a whale [Bm] that wobbled as [D] he swam close by. _ _
And the mermaids looked [Bm] so beautiful [D] as they swam around by [A] the shore, but [D] this merman [G] with his fishy tail I'd never [Bm] seen before.
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
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[Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ I'm a sailor man [Bm] from Wexford [D] town, I've sailed the [A] seven seas, [D] I will tell you a [G] true story [D] of the sunny [Bm] southern seas.
[D] We were caught up in [G] the Doldrums [D] while waiting [Bm] for a breeze, [D] when the stillness of [G] the day was broke [Bm] by a merman in [D] the deep blue seas. _
[Em] Well the captain he [Bm] slept below while [G] the crew they [D] lay about, when down [Bm] in the ocean-wise [D] we heard his mighty [G] shout.
[D] His hair was red, [G] his eyes were green, [D] his beard was [Bm] floating free, [D] he'd a long green tail that [G] could kill a [Bm] whale that [D] waggled in the deep blue seas.
_ _ _ And the mermaids looked [Bm] so beautiful [D] as they swam around [A] by the shore, [D] but this merman [G] with his fishy tail [D] I'd never seen [Bm] before.
[D] And sailors [G] tell the tallest tales [D] I never told [Bm] a lie, [D] he'd a long green tail that could [G] kill a whale [Bm] that wobbled [D] as he swam close by. _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
Was it Neptune [Bm] that appeared to us [D] from his mansions [A] in the deep?
[D] Then the cook I [G] told, well he ran below, [D] woke the captain [Bm] from his sleep.
And [D] the captain [G] came on deck at once, [D] took a look [Bm] into the deep, [D] oh I've never seen [G] the likes of this, the merman [D] then he soon agreed.
_ _ _ [Em] Then who are you, [Bm] where do you come [G] from, what do you [D] want here?
[G] Then he shook his tail, [Bm] it rocked our boat, [D] it filled our hearts [G] with fear.
[D] You've dropped your anchor [G] on my house, [D] it's blocking up [Bm] me door.
[D] And the wife the mermaid [G] she's trapped inside [Bm] and my children [D] can't get out no more. _ _ _
And the mermaids [Bm] looked so beautiful [D] as they swam around [A] by the shore, [D] but this merman [G] with his fishy tail [D] I'd never seen [Bm] before.
[D] And sailors [G] tell the tallest tales [D] I never told a [Bm] lie, [D] he'd a long green tail [G] that could kill a whale [Bm] that wobbled [D] as he swam close by.
_ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ Well we quickly [Bm] heisted anchor by [D] and the merman [A] then did smile, [D] sure my name is [G] Patrick John O'Loughlin, [D] I came from [Bm] Meron's Isle.
[D] It was many years [G] ago from now [D] I was shipwrecked [Bm] on the reef, [D] when this pretty mermaid [G] she rescued me [Bm] from the perils of [D] the ocean deep. _ _ _
[Em] And we very soon [Bm] were married [G] way down in the [D] deep blue sea, [G] now I'm happy and [Bm] _
contented [D] with me wife and [G] family.
[D] Though I oft times [G] wished I could go home [D] and live on [Bm] Ireland's shore, but [D] I'm committed to [G] the ocean deep [Bm] and I can't go home [D] again none. _
_ _ _ And the mermaids looked [Bm] so beautiful [D] as they swam around by the [A] shore, [D] but this merman with [G] his fishy tail [D] I'd never seen [Bm] before.
_ [D] And sailors [G] tell the tallest tales [D] I never told [Bm] a lie, [D] he'd a long green tail that [G] could kill a whale [Bm] that wobbled as [D] he swam close by. _ _
And the mermaids looked [Bm] so beautiful [D] as they swam around by [A] the shore, but [D] this merman [G] with his fishy tail I'd never [Bm] seen before.
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